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A meteor or UFO if you want to call it that streaks by the moon in this video. You have to look closely or you’ll miss it. Here’s the interesting video from a Greek news channel.
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Meteorite Drop In Wetumpka: Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2009 
admin 18th Annual New Year’s Eve “Meteorite Drop” in Wetumpka
Posted: Dec 31, 2009 10:22 AM PST Updated: Dec 31, 2009 10:32 AM PST
In Wetumpka, folks will be treated to a special spin on the New Year’s Eve tradition.
Thursday night marks the 18th Annual Meteorite drop at the Old Courthouse – in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City.
This year, it will drop at 11pm with the ball in New York City, as folks in Wetumpka watch the crowds in Time Square projected onto a screen at the event.
After the ball drops at 11pm, bands and a small fireworks show help count down 2009.
But stick around, at the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display with light up the river.
SOURCE – “Meteorite Drop” in Wetumpka
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Top Ten Meteorites Of All Time: Science Channel
December 31st, 2009 admin The Science Channel ( Home of The Meteorite Men ) Has published an article on the Top Ten Meteorites of All Time.
Here’s the list with links to the info pages. Science Channel’s Top Ten Meteorites
10 – Allende Meteorite – Carbonaceous meteorite fall in Mexico 1969
9 – Murchison Meteorite – Carbonaceous meteorite fall in Australia 1969
8 – Peekskill Meteorite – Chondrite meteorite impacted car in Peekskill NY 1992
7 – Orgueil Meteorite – Meteorite fell May 1864
6 – ALH 84001 – Martian meteorite found in Antarctica 1984 (Possible Fossilized Microbial Lifeforms)
5 – Sylacauga/Hodges Meteorite – Meteorite hit 31 year old woman 1954
4 – Sikhote-Alin – Iron meteorite falls in Russia (Sikhote Alin Mountains) 1947
3 – Willamette Meteorite – Largest meteorite found in the United States 1902
2 – Hoba Meteorite – Largest meteorite in the world found in Namibia Africa 1920
1 – Tunguska Event – NOT a meteorite but comet/asteroid explosion over Siberia, Russia in 1908
Now here’s my issue with this list. Though I have more than one problem with this list I’ll supply the biggest one first. The ALH 84001 Martian meteorite is perhaps the most scientifically important meteorite ever discovered by man since the beginning of time. This is not an overstatement but rather just an opinion based on the fact that scientists believe there is evidence of fossilized microbial lifeforms found within the stone. Not to mention the second fact that it’s the only meteorite from the planet Mars that made it to the list.
To further the “problem” the Science Channel’s Top Ten list continue with the Tunguska Event which happened over Siberia in Russia in 1908. First off the Tunguska Event isn’t even a meteorite. This hotly debated “airburst” event leveled thousands of square miles of forest and started a firestorm of scientific study and intrigue. To this day no meteorite specimens have ever been recovered by any of the many meteorite expedition teams that have ventured out into the blast zone. In my opinion this event need not be on a “Top Ten Meteorite” list at all. It’s an event, NOT a meteorite.
If the ALH 84001 Martian meteorite is proven to harbor fossilized lifeforms this makes it the first meteorite in history to ever have been discovered with such an important find, and more importantly it will prove that we are not alone! That aliens do in fact exist. Even the possibility of this being true in my opinion makes the ALH 84001 worthy of the #1 spot on the list.
If that’s not worthy of the #1 spot on ANY Top Ten list I don’t know what is. Do you?
Maybe I’m a bit biased because I think that the possible discovery of lifeforms from somewhere other than Earth should mean more than a #6 spot on the Top Ten Meteorites of All Time.
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Tags: ALH 84001, Allende Meteorite, Hoba Meteorite, Martian Meteorite, meteorite, Murchison Meteorite, Orgueil Meteorite, Peekskill Meteorite, Science Channel, Sikhote-Alin, Sylacauga/Hodges Meteorite, Top Ten Meteorites, Tunguska Event, Willamette Meteorite 
No Comments »Russia To Play Ping Pong With Apophis
December 31st, 2009 admin Though NASA has downgraded the threat of impact with Earth of the 750 foot wide asteroid named Apophis
The Russian Federal Space Agency is considering plans to deflect the asteroid. It seems odd that they may be trying to save the world from something that isn’t endangering the world in the first place. Or is it we don’t have all the facts? According to NASA the threat level is downgraded and the calculations say it’s not as bad as first thought. Is this supposed to garner more attention for the RFSA and ultimately salvage their failing space program or is it a serious attempt to protect our planet?
And if they’re successful in creating the spacecraft to deflect it, and if they are able to launch the craft, and if they are able to navigate the craft to the asteroid, what are the chances that this action will actually deflect it directly into Earth’s path?
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Aboriginal Australians World’s Earliest Astronomers?
December 31st, 2009 admin Aboriginal Australians may have been the world’s earliest astronomers, says a Sydney scientist who has used ancient “Dreaming” stories and Google Earth maps to locate a previously unknown meteorite crater in the Northern Territory.
While researching the role of the night sky in traditional Aboriginal culture, Duane Hamacher, a PhD student at Macquarie University, came across a story related by the Arrernte people of Central Australia. It told of “a star that fell from the sky, making a noise like thunder, and crashed into a waterhole” in Palm Valley, west of Alice Springs. SOURCE – NZ Herald
SEE ALSO: Google, Dreaming lead to ancient crater
AN ABORIGINAL Dreaming story about a star crashing to earth with a noise like thunder has led to the discovery of an ancient meteorite crater in central Australia.
A Sydney astronomer, Duane Hamacher, found the bowl-shaped crater in Palm Valley, about 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, by searching on Google Earth. SOURCE – The Sydney Morning Herald
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Space Wanderer Meteorite Returns
December 31st, 2009 admin 
IMAGE SOURCE: BigWell.org
GREENSBURG — The 1,000 pound Space Wanderer Pallasite Meteorite recently returned to its home in Greensburg. The meteorite will be placed on display in the newly completed City Hall, 300 S. Main, until the new Big Well Museum is constructed.
The Space Wanderer was recovered following the May 4, 2007 tornado that destroyed Greensburg. It was found mere inches from its home in the former Big Well Gift Shop. The meteorite has made a tour of Kansas since the tornado, first to Exploration Place in Wichita, then making a longer stop at the Sternberg Museum in Hays where it has been on display for two years.
SOURCE – The Pratt Tribune
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China’s Antarctic Expedition Team Finds Meteorite
December 31st, 2009 admin China has found their first meteorite in Antarctica!
GLOVE MOUNTAIN, Antarctica, Dec 31 (Bernama) — China’s 26th Antarctic expedition team discovered its first meteorite at Antarctica’s Glove Mountain Wednesday afternoon, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
The team found the meteorite at the southern foot of Glove Mountain’s peak, said Dr. Hu Sen, a researcher at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
“It is highly probable (that it is) a Chondrite judging from the failure surface,” said Hu, adding that the meteorite weighed 221.5 grams.
SOURCE: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=465392
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ScaleCubes.com Launches New Website For Meteorite & Mineral Collectors
December 8th, 2009 admin If you’re a meteorite collector, dealer or meteorite addict, you have to check out Scalecubes.com website.
“What’s a scale cube?” you might ask… Read more about them here.
“…Scale cubes are used for scale and as a point of reference in photographs where the size of an object would not otherwise be known. They are most commonly used in geology related fields but this has now expanded in to many more areas…” SOURCE – ScaleCubes.com
If you do any kind of photography for your meteorite or mineral collection you owe it to yourself to check out the site. A scale cube (also known as a centimeter cube) is an essential tool for the serious collector.
ScaleCubes.com is a subsidiary site of one of the world’s leading meteorite websites… Meteorites Australia.
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Ancient Martians Landed On Earth?! [PHOTOS]
November 26th, 2009 admin 
Aliens may actually have existed on Mars, and according to NASA they may have visited Earth millions of years ago… What’s more amazing is that they are still here!
I’m not talking about little green men, or grays, Roswell, V, or even Area 51. I’m talking about ALH84001. If you haven’t heard about this you’ve been living under a rock. Actually this is about a rock. Not just any rock though, it’s about a space rock, a meteorite named ALH84001 after the mountains range it was found near in Antarctica, that is perhaps billions of years old. There is also a possibility that it has ancient fossils of microbial life forms embedded within it according to research performed.
It’s exciting! The ALH84001 Martian meteorite was found back in 1984 by a team of US scientists from the ANSMET project. In 1996 a group of scientists from NASA’s Johnson Space Center publish an article in Science magazine announcing possible evidence of an ancient fossilized life form found within the stone.
Recently a more advanced High Resolution Electron Microscopy was employed and more study was performed on the meteorite to get a better look. This technology has increased significantly over the past 13 years or so since the discovery was originally announced. Now scientists have found new evidence to support their original discovery and claim of ancient fossilized microbes being embedded within the ALH84001 meteorite.
Let’s see how this turns out. I’m curious to see what NASA’s official findings are.
If these are in fact ancient fossilized bacterial microbes, or left overs from their existence, this is perhaps the biggest most important discovery in the history of man.
Proof of extraterrestrial life!
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Posted in Articles, Meteorite News Tags: Alan Hills 84001, ALH84001, alien life, aliens, area 51, area 52, Dugway, Extraterrestrial, extremophile, gray, little green man, Mars, Martians, microbe, nasa, roswell, space bacteria, V No Comments »What Do You Want In A Meteorite Site? Poll – VOTE NOW!
November 25th, 2009 admin Hello All You Meteorite People,
The Meteorite Wiki
I’ve created a poll for gathering some very important information. This information is vital in determining the course of action and direction the Meteorite Wiki website will take. The Poll is located on the meteorite blog website but is strictly for gathering information on the Meteorite Wiki.
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